AHRQ QUALITY INDICATORS
Pediatric Quality Indicators
Prevention Quality Indicators
Area Level Indicators (5):
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Asthma Admission Rate
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Diabetes Short Term Complication Admission Rate
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Gastroenteritis Admission Rate
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Perforated Appendix Admission Rate
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Urinary Tract Infection Admission Rate
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Provider Level Indicators (13):
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Accidental Puncture and Laceration
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Decubitus Ulcer
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Foreign Body Left in During Procedure
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Iatrogenic Pneumothorax in Neonates
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Iatrogenic Pneumothorax in Non-Neonates
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Pediatric Heart Surgery Mortality
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Pediatric Heart Surgery Volume
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Postoperative Hemorrhage or Hematoma
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Postoperative Respiratory Failure
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Postoperative Sepsis
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Postoperative Wound Dehiscence
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Selected Infection Due to Medical Care
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Transfusion Reaction
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Stroke (IQI 17)
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage (IQI 18)
Hip fracture (IQI 19)
Pneumonia (IQI 20)
Mortality Rates for Surgical Procedures
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Esophageal resection (IQI 8)
Pancreatic resection (IQI 9)
Pediatric heart surgery (IQI 10)
Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (IQI 11)
Coronary artery bypass graft (IQI 12)
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Hospital-level Procedure Utilization Rates
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Area-level Utilization Rates
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Bi-lateral cardiac catheterization (IQI 25)
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
(IQI 27)
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Volume of Procedures
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Esophageal resection (IQI 1)
Pancreatic resection (IQI 2)
Pediatric heart surgery (IQI 3)
Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (IQI 4)
Coronary artery bypass graft (IQI 5)
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
(IQI 6)
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Carotid endarterectomy (IQI 7)
Hypertension (PQI 7)
Congestive heart failure (PQI 8)
Dehydration (PQI 10)
Urinary infections (PQI 12)
Angina without procedure (PQI 13)
Uncontrolled diabetes (PQI 14)
Adult asthma (PQI 15)
Lower extremity amputations among patients
Hospital/Provider Rates
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Complications of anesthesia (PSI 1)
Death in low mortality DRGs (PSI 2)
Decubitus ulcer (PSI 3)
Failure to rescue (PSI 4)
Foreign body left in during procedure (PSI 5)
Iatrogenic pneumothorax (PSI 6)
Selected infections due to medical care (PSI 7)
Postoperative hip fracture (PSI 8)
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma (PSI 9)
Postoperative sepsis (PSI 13)
Postoperative wound dehiscence in
abdominopelvic surgical patients (PSI 14)
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Acute myocardial infarction (IQI 15)
Congestive heart failure (IQI 16)
Pediatric gastroenteritis (PQI 6)
Patient Safety Indicators
Mortality Rates for Medical Conditions
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (PQI 5)
with diabetes (PQI 16)
Inpatient Quality Indicators
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Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions
Accidental puncture and laceration (PSI 15)
Transfusion reaction (PSI 16)
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Area-level Patient Safety Indicators
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Foreign body left in during procedure (PSI 21)
Iatrogenic pneumothorax (PSI 22)
Selected infections due to medical care (PSI 23)
Postoperative wound dehiscence in
abdominopelvic surgical patients (PSI 24)
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Accidental puncture and laceration (PSI 25)
Transfusion reaction (PSI 26)